Curse

DC_Ross_Dark · Jun 25, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

My attempt

Phenixfire · Jun 25, 2006, 02:57 PM // 14:57

owell, first of all, nice technics ...

dc_ross: imho you overdid it ... for me, the use of blurring is to focus the attention on the sharp part of the pic, not to distract the eye and make it stand out .. you add to many distractions on the char, and the 'shaking' in the background looks rather strange

theranger: lloks great imo, but i think you blurred the edgesof the ranger too .. that makes it look a bit strange, one cant rlly focus on a single thing..

eightyfour-onesevenfive: nice, best i've seen here so far ( apart from thread starter :P )

Queen Christie: looks good imho, but your background doesnt fit. the mesmer is dyded black, so taking shot in a dark background steals some of the atmosphere it could have had.
imo you should try with a semi alight place ... setting sun, whatever ^^
if not try some green, means hills.

@thread starter ( too lazy to look name up ): ofc, very nice technic, unfortunately you dont tell people how you do it.
would be a nice move to tell them, after all, they are all quite coming close to yours in time, so you could maybe help some photoshop-newbies out.
but awesome pictures i admit, like the one with the back of the warrior.

ofc plz note that taste is a thing one cannot argue about... some like it that way, the other ones this way.
what i said is meant as an encouragement, and is not criticizing your tast in any way

keep it up

Big_Iron · Jun 25, 2006, 02:58 PM // 14:58

Here's my sad little contribution. Thx for the tutorial Beth....

-LiamB · Jun 25, 2006, 03:10 PM // 15:10

Here's my best so far

-LiamB

EDIT:

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenixfire

@thread starter ( too lazy to look name up ): ofc, very nice technic, unfortunately you dont tell people how you do it.
would be a nice move to tell them, after all, they are all quite coming close to yours in time, so you could maybe help some photoshop-newbies out.
but awesome pictures i admit, like the one with the back of the warrior

Bethany showed us a clear tutorial on how to make these pictures, look on page 2.

trecca · Jun 25, 2006, 03:47 PM // 15:47

Phenixfire · Jun 25, 2006, 03:48 PM // 15:48

eeeks, missed that tutorial, thx for pointing out ... ( just forget the thread starter paragraph :P )

untitled2005 · Jun 25, 2006, 06:14 PM // 18:14

My warr in front of the giant squid. aka Medieval Full Metal Scuba Gear

Darkened the background to create underwater feel.

My monk inside droks during last yr's halloween event.

leech · Jun 25, 2006, 06:18 PM // 18:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bethany

Leech: I like the waterfall setting. Isn't that in the Maguuma Jungle? Have to try it.

actually the waterfall is in Cantha, it's inside the Mount Qinkai zone, which is outside of the fort aspenwood gate on luxon side.

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Jun 25, 2006, 08:40 PM // 20:40

Damn you Bethany for starting this topic! I should be playing the game, instead I'll be taking and editing screenshots all night long!

Well, here are my next two... click to enlarge.

A Summer Day
original:

edited:

The sky is maybe a little too bright, due to the added light source. Adjusted the colour balance slightly to give it a warmer look.

Grenth be Damned!
original:

edited:

With less prominent dodging on the glossy armor parts this time. I like how it turned out, but it's possibly still not dark enough. It's a shame that the armor skin is distorted like that when performing emotes.

untitled2005 · Jun 25, 2006, 08:54 PM // 20:54

My warr again. Gothic theme.

Before:

After:

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Jun 25, 2006, 10:53 PM // 22:53

Aaand another one... (again, click to enlarge)

C-c-cold...
original:

edited:

Originally I wanted to have her picture a lot darker, something with a background from the Kurzick area. But her hair is so fuzzy that I couldn't get it cut out cleanly, so I had her put a hat on. Of course you can't make a picture with a Yule Cap in a Kurzick Cathedral...

New version of my first one:
Tribute to Grenth
original:

edited:

Basically still the same, only highlights and shadows improved.

Oh and by the way, WoodyDotNet, you may want to link that picture. I'd say it's a tad big, even for the Screenshot forum.

xport7 · Jun 25, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09

My attempt... Added a bit more for effect of "elemental" wanted to add fire but I already resized it too low lol

Selena_Lionheart · Jun 25, 2006, 11:16 PM // 23:16

"Now how did I get shrunken down to the size of a mini-pet..."

Also known as "Honey, I shrunk the Minion Master" ^_^

bringer di morte · Jun 25, 2006, 11:54 PM // 23:54

Okay I tried my best. I was using PSP so I wasn't able to do the exact same lighting, but I came up with two different endings. One is what it would look like if Le Roma Victor (My beautiful warrior) was a movie star and was in a photo shoot, second, inspired by the OP's ranger, she is getting ready to "enter the storm." Any comments?

Bethany · Jun 26, 2006, 12:28 AM // 00:28

@The ranger: I love what you did, it's great!

Quote:

Here's my sad little contribution. Thx for the tutorial Beth....

@Woodydotnet: I ain't sad, I like it a alot. Doing great!

@Liamb: You've got a great pose and a good background. Now, I can see some areas where you forgot some erasing. The other thing is the Dodge tool at some places is a bit too bright. Keep it up!

Quote:

Damn you Bethany for starting this topic! I should be playing the game, instead I'll be taking and editing screenshots all night long!

Ack! I'm sorry!

And for some reason, I can only see the ranger images.

But what I can see looks good, very good. And I really like what you did with the warrior, his armor is very well highlighted. that's in the Catacombs in Pre, isn't it?

@xport7: Good highlighting on the armor but just a bit too much in the face. Remember, the Dodge tool is a tricky thing. Don't hesitate to roll back a few steps to see the difference in some of the changes you make.

Selena_Lionheart: I like the background. One thing you could try is to get your character closer to the camera but keep the same pose and background.

@bringer di morte: I'm not too familiar with PSP (read: never used it). what you could do is to use the tool most similar to the Burn tool and smudge the sky on the top right. Do it with subtility and your overcast will be perfect. Don't forget that if we can see your character's feet on the ground you must erase some of the area around it.

Also, I'm sorry if I didn't reply to some posts because for whatever reason I'm not seeing some. All I can see are the written words and nothing else. But from what I can see, everyone is doing what I planned for this thread: to have fun, show our works, comment and basically help each others out.

Bethany

bulletsmile · Jun 26, 2006, 12:29 AM // 00:29

ok here's my attempt on doing this blur effect:

Astro Pubes · Jun 26, 2006, 12:35 AM // 00:35

My sad attempt

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Jun 26, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bethany

For some reason, I can only see the ranger images.

But what I can see looks good, very good. And I really like what you did with the warrior, his armor is very well highlighted. that's in the Catacombs in Pre, isn't it?

Hmm, just double checked, the images are all where they should be. Have you tried reloading the page?
Yes, that's in the Catacombs in Pre on the first picture. But now I'm confused. Which one exactly are you talking about? The original version that I linked on page 4 or this one?

Alpha Moth · Jun 26, 2006, 09:04 AM // 09:04

hmm

xport7 · Jun 26, 2006, 11:12 AM // 11:12

The only reason it's highlighted that much on the face is to emphasize that the thing on the chest there is actually glowing so-to-speak. (Hence the rendered light flare.)